Comments on: How to Improve Your Chances of Getting Published https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Reblog: How to Improve Your Chances of Getting Published | Jeanne Owens, author https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-781212 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:55:15 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-781212 […] https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/ […]

]]> By: Michelle Barker https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780982 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:13:30 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780982 In reply to MINDY ALYSE WEISS.

Ha, yes, I also was shocked the first time I tried to write a short story. I’d been writing for most of my life—non-fiction, creative essays, etc. But fiction was completely different and no one had warned me. Nor did I realize how long it would take to learn how to do it properly! Forewarned is forearmed!

]]> By: MINDY ALYSE WEISS https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780981 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:06:55 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780981 Thanks for this helpful post, Michelle! I was shocked when I first started writing middle grade novels and picture books. I used to get amazing grades in creative writing and thought it would transfer over. Nope! I had no idea how much I didn’t know back then.

And yes–I agree 1000% that we need to keep learning. The best authors I know always strive to learn more, no matter how many books they’ve published.

]]> By: Michelle Barker https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780977 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:28:50 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780977 In reply to Trine Grillo.

Totally agree! I love all the different names that are coming up for this quality. Thank you for your comment.

]]> By: Trine Grillo https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780975 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:28:26 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780975 Thanks for this. I believe one of our most important character traits is A Teachable Spirit, as writers and as just plain humans.

]]> By: Michelle Barker https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780966 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:45:06 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780966 In reply to BECCA PUGLISI.

That’s so true. I find that every time I start a new project, I’m facing new challenges and learning new skills.

]]> By: Michelle Barker https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780965 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:43:58 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780965 In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN.

I totally agree. Adjusting your expectations and being open to learning are key. I love the idea of the Learner’s Mindset. That’s great!

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780959 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:05:34 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780959 Great post. I like the Beginner’s Mindset – I call this the Learner’s Mindset. I do agree that being open to the journey and understanding there’s a big learning curve is really important. A lot of beginner writers assume it won’t take long to become a strong storyteller, and it can gut them when they don’t see success. Being in it for the long haul and embracing the learning journey as something continual creates a strong mindset and makes us more able to weather ups and downs.

]]> By: BECCA PUGLISI https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/02/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-published/#comment-780956 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:17:51 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=57690#comment-780956 I love the idea of the Beginner’s Mind. We all love the idea of “finishing,” but the truth is that no matter how far we get down any road, there’s still more to learn.

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